Length: 2:28
Although this isn't a teaser, it still displays some of the qualities I would like to use in my teaser.
Titles:
Black background with a blue-ish tint for all of the titles. Goes against the typical horror red and black titles. The blue gives a cold/ negative feeling, but also shows this film is of the supernatural genre as ghosts are usually associated with this cold colouring.
Towards the end of the trailer the title of the film is revealed. I will keep this in mind as by doing this it keeps the viewer interested, wanting to know what this film is so therefore they will carry on watching the trailer.
This screen is shown (as it is on most film trailers) to display the producers, actors etc. in a quick way so that this isn't the focus of the trailer. If there was a well known actor in this film, it would be affective to include their name else where and larger, so that there will be more people interested in this film.
At the end of the trailer 'Coming Soon' is stated, meaning this trailer is more likely to be used as a teaser at first, and then the date of the films release could be added in here when it's nearer to the release date.
Techniques/ Ideas for our teaser:
Below is a screen shot of a part of the trailer where a ghost like character walks over the front of the shot, then dissapears. By having the ghost visible for part of the trailer, this adds to the fear as it shows one of the characters in the film can occasionally see it.
Below is a few screen shots of a very quick part of the trailer, where a lot of shots are put into one or two seconds. This is an idea I would like to include in my teaser, as it creates a fast pace (something very affective in trailers) and gives the viewer a feeling of confusion. As teasers do not give away the storyline of the film anyway, this means the viewer will be interested and want to know what's happening.
This series of quick shots is then followed by a black screen, giving the viewer a few seconds to think about what they've just seen.
In this screen shot I have shown how bright lights can be used in horror trailers to create a feeling of confusion for the viewer. As the bright lights appear and go quickly, this highlights to the viewer there is a lot going on in this film, so it's exciting.
The screen shot below shows a flashing lights scene, which similarly to the above gives a feeling of action, as if there's a lot going on in this film, which is affectively portrayed in this trailer.
Narrative/ Storyline:
Uses an establishing shot to show the setting of the film. Then continues on to have a nonlinear narrative in which a lot of quick shots are put together, this is something we will consider using for our teaser trailer because it creates a feeling of tension.
Dialogue:
"We were a regular family like anybody else, we didn't ask for this and we didn't deserve it" used as a voiceover over the top of the establishing shot at the beginning of the trailer, adding to the storyline being clear to the audience. Although this works well because ours is going to be a teaser trailer it means we do not want to give away much of the storyline, so we will probably not be using this idea.
There is also some other dialogue used, outlining more of the storyline such as one of the characters choosing a downstairs room as a bedroom, this is then followed by him witnessing strange events eg. seeing the visible ghost
From this film trailer I have gained the following ideas:
>Using quick shots of events from the film
>Using lighting/ bright lighting
>Including a visible ghost (showing the ghost can be seen by the characters)
>White/ blue and black titles to reflect the fact this is a ghost film
>Films title included at the end to ensure viewer stays interested
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